Scottish Government FOI Index

21,792releases indexed

39,278attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,073partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

Timeline

2026-05 339 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263 2025-10 217

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days

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217 matching releases

Disclosure Scotland board information: FOI release

You asked some questions about Disclosure Scotland’s Board. Please advise how many board members/trustees/executive directors/non-executive directors are paid by the Quango. What their duties are? How many hours they are required to work? What expenses do they receive? I'd also like to know why no-one takes the slight...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473448
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Soil and water sampling in wind farm planning appeals: EIR release

I request "all recorded" information held by the Scottish Ministers concerning any soil and/or water sampling conducted in relation to wind farm developments that have been commissioned by Scottish Ministers or Reporters for Public Local Inquiry's, and been subject to: 1. Ministerial appeal processes, including Sectio...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.36 s.37 s.9 s.10(4) s.10 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: EIR/202500473933
Directorate: Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic: Building, planning and design, Energy, Environment and climate change, +1 more … Public sector

Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024 queries: FOI release

(1) How many people have the Scottish Government identified to have had their conviction quashed under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024? (2) Of those people identified, how many people have the Scottish Government been able to contact so far?

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500476631
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Recruitment and costs for Independent Care Review lead: FOI release

You asked for: "The payment from the Scottish Government to the independent strategic advisor to the Promise and in her previous role as the lead for the care review in Scotland each financial year from 2016 to 2024. The information includes salary, daily rate and number of days each year with any additional expenses c...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.38

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500472243
Directorate: Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Scottish Forestry spending breakdown: FOI release

1. The total amount of money spent by your organisation on overtime payments in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. 2. The total amount of money spent fixing/replacing broken equipment in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. 3. The total financial loss to your organisation on written off inventory and IT equipme...

FOI not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOi/202500473747
Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector, Work and skills

Alexander Dennis meetings regarding viability/future of factories at Camelon and Larbert: EIR release

1. A list of dates and times that either the First Minister or a member of the Scottish Cabinet/a Scottish Minister met with any members of the senior management team of Alexander Dennis to discuss the viability/future of the Alexander Dennis Factories at Camelon or Larbert. 2. A summary of the topics discussed at eac...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: EIR/202500471923
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) information: FOI Review

Original request 202500467988 1. You asked for the activities and public resourcing of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT). Meeting Records and Decisions. Minutes, agendas, or formal notes of SNCT meetings held between 1 January 2022 and 27 May 2025. Any papers or decisions issued by the SNCT or it...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.2 s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473923 Review of 202500467988
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Commitment to safeguarding democracy: FOI release

You asked for the outcomes which have come from the Civic Gathering of 23rd April 2025, which your request refers to as Scotland's "commitment to safeguarding democracy" meeting.

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence meetings

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475382
Directorate: Strategy Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Reaching 100% (R100) programme completion dates: FOI release

An update on the expected completion year of the full rollout across Scotland of superfast broadband. (Please can you also provide the expected completion date by region).

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475057
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Scottish Government canteen menus: FOI release

The menus for the past three weeks in any canteens or restaurants in St Andrew’s House, Victoria Quay, Atlantic Quay and Saughton House. The amount of meat purchased by the Scottish Government every month in the financial year 2024/25 - include the total cost per month as well as the measurement of meat purchased per ...

FOI unclear 75 score 16 working days correspondence spending 4 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500474490
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Financial Memorandum for the Education (Scotland) Bill 2025 correspondence: FOI release

Any correspondence between the Bill Team in the Scottish Parliament and civil servants relating to the drafting of the Financial Memorandum for the Education (Scotland) Bill 2025.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473610
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Process, planning and procurement for Kilcreggan - Gourock and Gourock - Dunoon ferries update: FOI release

Update on the process, planning and procurement for the Kilcreggan - Gourock and Gourock - Dunoon ferries. Has funding been allocated? Have plans been decided?

FOI unclear 50 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence contracts

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500476439
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Forestry spend on public relations and communications staff: FOI release

I would be grateful if you could advise me how many Public Relations and Communications Full Time Equivalent staff you employ and what the total salary costs (including on costs such as national insurance and pension contributions) was. I would like this information for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500474164
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Disclosure Scotland policies and procedures : FOI release

1. Disclosure Scotland’s policies and procedures that detail and/or describe the process to determine the identification of the need to investigate any person for proposed listing on either or both the children’s or adults’ lists. 2. Disclosure Scotland’s policies and procedures to identify sources of data, informatio...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.2 s.30 s.17 s.20 s.18 s.19 s.17(1) s.17(3) s.14

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473995
Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Methil fabrication yard correspondence: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about or with Harland and Wolff, between January 15 2025 and February 15 2025, specifically about the Methil fabrication yard and the buy out deal.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473513
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Education Scotland inclusion, equality and diversity guidance: FOI release

1. Has Education Scotland revised any of its published or internal guidance documents for schools, educators, or education authorities in response to the UK Supreme Court judgment of 16 April 2025, which confirmed that the term “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex? 2. Specifically, please confirm wh...

FOI unclear 55 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.17(1)

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500471940
Directorate
Topic: Education, Equality and rights, Public sector

Broxden roundabout layout drawings: FOI release

You asked for copies of the engineering layout drawings for the following trunk road roundabouts in Perth, Scotland: Broxden Roundabout (A9 / M90 junction) Inveralmond Roundabout (A9 / A912 junction)

FOI unclear 80 score 12 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475681
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Education Scotland policy reviews since UK Supreme Court decision: FOI release

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Following the 2024 UK Supreme Court ruling in R (on the application of For Women Scotland) v Scottish Ministers, the legal definition of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 has been confirmed to mean biological sex. This...

FOI unclear 55 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.17(1)

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500472710
Directorate
Topic: Education, Equality and rights, Public sector

Local authority use of Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEO’s): FOI release

1. Has the Scottish Government ever been informed of Glasgow City Council’s use of multiple corporate identities and D-U-N-S numbers? 2. Has any public servant in government correspondence acknowledged or accepted this practice? 3. Which incorporated entity holds the liability and legal standing to enforce Council Ta...

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1) s.70 s.75

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475278
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Ministerial meetings with trade unions: FOI release

Over the past two years, how many times the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, and (b) Minister for Higher and Further Education met with representatives from (i) Unison, (ii) Unite, (iii) EIS, and (iv) GMB; what the purpose of each meeting was; and who requested each meeting.

FOI released 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473914
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Rural Payments and Inspections Division (RPID) potential crimes reported: FOI release

1. Is the Scottish Government's RPID a specialist reporting agency? 2. Please could RPID provide the number of potential crimes that have been reported by RPID staff to RPID since 1 April 2019. 3. Please could RPID provide the number of potential crimes that have been reported by members of the public since 1 April 2...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500474125
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Procurement of public sector energy supply: EIR release

Are you able to share how the Environmental Information Regulations are applied to the procurement of public sector energy, and can it be demonstrated how this procurement complied with the sustainable procurement duties? Are you able to share the REGOS and RGGOs, and whether these reflect the true environmental impac...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 14 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.20

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475011
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Grants given to community groups from the Climate Challenge Fund: FOI release

Can you please give me information on grants given to community groups on the Isle of Cumbrae from the Climate Challenge Fund. Can you tell me the amounts granted and to which groups. Is it possible for you to tell me what conditions were attached to these grants.

FOI not held 40 score 17 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500476187
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Costs breakdown for National Concessionary Travel Schemes: FOI release

Full costs of running all the free bus schemes offered by Transport Scotland since 2021, with a breakdown per scheme, per year, and what the money was used for?

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473730
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

The Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) website - sequestered carbon: EIR release

The WCC website does not appear to provide information on how the forecast sequestered carbon is calculated, with formulae contained within spreadsheets rather than in a separate, published paper. Please could the WCC provide the WCC formulae determining how it predicts sequestered carbon for all tree species that are...

FOI/EIR withheld 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.9

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500474174
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector